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Why Accessibility is Important

One out of every 10 students in post-secondary institutions have some type of disability. (source)

It is estimated that 100,000 to 200,000 students in post-secondary institutions have some type of print disability. (source)

In the United States:
- 6.4 million people have a visual disability
- 10.3 million people have a hearing disability
- 19.5 million people have an ambulatory disability
- 13.8 million people have a cognitive disability
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An estimated 30 million Americans cannot read print because of blindness, dyslexia, spinal cord injury, and other disabilities. (source)